Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 52.1% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 72.3% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$5.92
NT$192.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$4.93
NT$160.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$1.07
NT$34.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.68
NT$22.20
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$2.01
NT$65.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$8.55
NT$278.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$11.77
NT$383.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$3.41
NT$111.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$4.21
NT$137.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$2.13
NT$69.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$1.02
NT$33.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.28
NT$41.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$1.63
NT$53.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$1.29
NT$42.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$1.15
NT$37.65
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$3.89
NT$126.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$42.09
NT$1,372.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,072,181.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$9.21
NT$300.21
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$26.10
NT$850.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$624.83
NT$20,371.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$417.75
NT$13,620.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$69.55
NT$2,267.44
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$689.69
NT$22,486.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$16,064.75
NT$523,758.94
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$2.14
NT$69.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$4.28
NT$139.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$39.68
NT$1,293.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$10.52
NT$343.10
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$82.51
NT$2,690.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$30.23
NT$985.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$94.58
NT$3,083.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$115.17
NT$3,754.78
|
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